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A male member of a religious order in a monastery is a monk. They are traditionally addressed as "Brother", and the head monk is an abbot.
A rarer term is cenobite.
A distinction often suggested between a monk and a friaris that friars were historically those members of an order who lived outside the group home, variously referred to as the abbey, cloister, convent, or monastery.
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Do monks live in dormitories?
A monk lives in a monastery; he also sleeps in one. The monastery is the overall building(s) and grounds.
Who normally lives in'monasteries?
A monastery is a place where nuns and/or monks live. Some of the nuns devote their lives to God so they only live and work inside the monastery instead of a working as a teacher or other profession outside the monastery.
A man in charge of a monastery or abbey?
an Abbot
What is the English translation of Diri Hadi?
Quiet monastery man
What was life like in a monastery?
Life in a monastery was quite limited in that they had to make a vow to lead a monastic life for the est of their lives. Most of the activities included prayers, going for mass, farming and ensuring that the monastery was running all through.
Monks live in a?
Answer 1: a monk lives ad works in a monastryAnswer 2: The first answerer meant, "a monk lives and works in a monastery."In another Wiki Answer, I've written, extensively, about the lives of monks and friars. I've put a link to it down in the "related questions" section, below.
In what country does Pope Benedict XVI live?
He lives in the city-state of Vatican City in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.
Is a monastery a church?
A monastery is a home to monks and/or nuns. They spend nearly their entire lives there where they work, live and pray. A monastery usually has a chapel where the residents pray and assist at Mass. A church is the parish home of a community of Catholics where they together for the sacrifice of the Mass and other liturgies.
What is a monastic leader called?
Usually a house of monks is lead by a prior or an abbot.
Where does Thich Nhat Hanh live?
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monk, lives in the Plum Village Monastery in France.
What actors and actresses appeared in M Is for Monastery - 2013?
The cast of M Is for Monastery - 2013 includes: Jeremy Curtis as Father Mark Dale Rainey as Sister Madaline Joel Willis as Blind Man
If a red man lives in a red house a blue man lives in a blue house and a green man lives in a green house who lives in the white house?
The President.
